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  Television Studies
Television studies is the relatively recent, aspirationally disciplinary name given to the academic study of television.
The "television" of television studies is a relatively new phenomenon, just as many of the key television scholars are employed in departments of sociology, politics, communication arts, speech, theatre, media and film studies.
Thus television, along with other of the mass media, is conceptualised within frameworks principally concerned with the maintenance of social order; the reproduction of the status quo, the relationship between the state, media ownership and citizenship, the constitution of the public sphere.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/T/htmlT/televisionst/televisionst.htm   (2737 words)

  
 China
Then came the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), during which television's functions became a single one: to publicize, explain, and express "class struggles." Antiimperialism, anti-revisionism, and anti-capitalism policies were erected for fulfilling the task of class struggle.
Television's central task is to serve as the mouthpiece of the leadership, and is regarded as both a political institution and an ideological apparatus.
Television is under the direct leadership and control of the Party and run by the government.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/C/htmlC/china/china.htm   (2461 words)

  
 Television information - Search.com
Mechanically scanned television as first demonstrated by John Logie Baird in 1926 used a 7:3 vertical aspect ratio, oriented for the head and shoulders of a single person in close-up.
Paralleling television's growing primacy in family life and society, an increasingly vocal chorus of legislators, scientists and parents are raising objections to the uncritical acceptance of the medium.
In other words, the more the child watched television, the less likely he or she was to finish school and enroll in a university.
www.search.com /reference/Television   (3354 words)

  
 "Broadway Looks So Medieval"
Television was significant to the formation of a New York City punk identity.
Television's christening of CBGBs was the catalyst for its generation of punk rock bands.
Television was a class by itself, and irreplaceable in the history of New York City punk.
www.inch.com /~jessamin/television.html   (1732 words)

  
 Dennis Potter's 1978 Television Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge"
In short, having been seen on television and in some of the most popular British films of the 1960s, Bates's face and manner of acting were already highly familiar to television viewers on both sides of the Atlantic.
His name's appearing in the opening credits of the 1978 television mini-series The Mayor of Casterbridge must have seemed a guarantee of quality, and certainly ensured that viewers would be treated to a sensitive portrayal of the volatile Hardy protagonist.
Thus, the television audience's pre-viewing experiences may have influenced their assessment of the 1978 production from the outset, the credits subtly echoing Hardy's theme of the inescapable influences of the past of memory, and of person guilt.
www.victorianweb.org /authors/hardy/pva225.html   (2432 words)

  
 Neil Postman's Criticisms of the Television Medium
Postman is also merely speculating when he argues that television has damaged our intelligence, our ability to think, ‘seriously, rationally and coherently.’ While more people are reading the printed press than ever before, there is no reason to assume that the single greatest influence on our thought processes is the television.
It seems that television and news in particular serve an important function as an imparter of information; and such knowledge is a necessary condition of the kind of serious outlook that Postman wants to promote.
Postman suggests that the medium of television, as a consequence of its inherent form, cannot be used intelligently.
www.aber.ac.uk /media/Students/jog9901.html   (2685 words)

  
 screenonline: BBC Television Shakespeare, The (1978-1985)
on 27 April 1985, the BBC Television Shakespeare project was the single most ambitious attempt at bringing the Bard of Avon to the small screen, both at the time and to date.
This gave the BBC Television Shakespeare cycle the reputation of being overly staid and conventional, which was not always deserved.
Chief among them was the fact that its completist remit meant that several of the more obscure plays received their first television adaptation, and in most cases the BBC version remains the only one.
www.screenonline.org.uk /tv/id/459382/index.html   (688 words)

  
 1978 in television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 22 - The Police appear in a television commercial for Wrigley's chewing gum.
The duo of Jake and Elwood Blues (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) was introduced by Paul Shaffer (as Don Kirschner) and performed "Hey Bartender".
Abarembo Shogun premieres on the Asahi television network in Japan (1978-2003).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1978_in_television   (578 words)

  
 Television interviews, articles and reviews from Rock’s Backpages
TELEVISION USE the energy and the imagery of the Big Apple, cross-pollinating them with a musical vision akin to what was coming out of the West...
TELEVISION were one of my ultra-favourite groups of the past couple of years.
It was July 29, 1978, on a night Television myth incorrectly...
www.rocksbackpages.com /artist.html?ArtistID=television   (603 words)

  
 Spencer and Television
There was an emptiness in my hosts that mirrored the manifest lack of meaningful content of the television program and its accompanying commercials.
My refusal to turn into some kind of television drone may have caused me to block the events.
They translate best, when they translate onto television well.
www.io.com /~spencer/television.html   (1106 words)

  
 The Wonder - Television, San Francisco, 1978
The noise of the guitars lends a one-dimensional tone to everything; the sharp edges and oblique turns of Television's songs get lost in the sound, smoothed out as it were, giving way to an almost-facile fluidity.
The sound mix (a radio show, I believe) is great, with full separation between the players; for once on a live Television recording you can hear everything that Fred Smith is doing, which is a definite bonus.
In the last section what you expect from Television finally starts to show through when they hold back and create a more interesting dynamic.
www.marquee.demon.co.uk /sanfran.htm   (705 words)

  
 Television - Discography
Television's debut album, "Marquee Moon" is unarguably one of early punk's seminal releases.
Released in 1978, Television's second album, "Adventure" was nearly as great as "Marquee Moon" in its songwriting and performances.
The band added keyboards and piano to the mix and beefed up the reverb on the drums, which helped flesh out the band's sound, but also made them sound slightly removed.
www.punk77.co.uk /groups/televisiondiscography.htm   (392 words)

  
 Television Engineer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Incumbents at this level typically design and develop new television systems and equipment; supervise Television Engineers; recommend the purchase and supervise the installation of major television equipment; and administer the television engineering budget for a major organizational unit.
Television Engineer Under direction, incumbents perform all or many of the duties as outlined in the series concept.
Incumbents at this level typically plan the installation of television equipment; serve as design engineers for projects of limited scope; supervise University technical staff; determine the number and type of replacement parts for stock; recommend the purchase of equipment; set up maintenance schedules; and train University staff in the use of television equipment.
www.hr.uci.edu /uc-ser/e/20/aa2-20.html   (166 words)

  
 YouTube - Television - Foxhole (live 1978)
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Television - Foxhole - Old Grey Whistle Test
Arcade Fire at Coachella 2007 - Antichrist Television Blues
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 BROADSIDE TELEVISION COLLECTION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Broadside Television was the brainchild of Ted Carpenter, a native Canadian who was raised and educated in New England.
Also included is Broadside's 1977 application to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for funds to operate Channel 41 as a public cable television station, and a rival proposal by WSJK (William Lancaster, III proposal, 1977) to operate Channel 41 as an educational television station.
The tapes are arranged, as closely as possible, according to subject groups devised by Broadside staff in 1978.
cass.etsu.edu /archives/AFINDAID/a28.html   (5533 words)

  
 Report of the 1978 NCAA Television Committee to the 73rd Annual Convention of the National Collegiate Athletic ...
Report of the 1978 NCAA Television Committee to the 73rd Annual Convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
ED178511 - Report of the 1978 NCAA Television Committee to the 73rd Annual Convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The purpose of the National Collegiate Athletic Association football television plan is to reduce the adverse effects of live television on football game attendance and to advance the overall interests of intercollegiate athletics.
eric.ed.gov /ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=ED178511   (274 words)

  
 McFarland - Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
Almost everyone who has worked on a successful television series has also been on one that flopped.
Even during the first thirty years of broadcasting, when NBC, CBS, and ABC were the only networks and not quite so quick to cancel unsuccessful programs, hundreds of shows lasted less than one year.
The entries are arranged chronologically from the 1948-1949 through the 1977-1978 seasons, and provide brief descriptions of the shows along with such facts as the type of program each series was; its times, dates, and network; its competition on other networks; and the names of the cast, producer, director and writer.
www.mcfarlandpub.com /book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-1420-0   (300 words)

  
 1978 in television
January 28 - The Doobie Brothers make a guest appearance on the television show What's Happening.
April 22 - The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live.
April 16-April 19 - Holocaust (miniseries), starring James Woods and Meryl Streep first aired on NBC.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/1/19/1978_in_television.html   (268 words)

  
 1978 in Television - SCIFIPEDIA
In terms of speculative fiction and paranormal television programming, the following events happened and shows aired in 1978.
The following series started airing an original batch of new episodes in 1978.
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
scifipedia.scifi.com /index.php/1978_in_Television   (179 words)

  
 Pro Wrestling Prospers on TV | Charlotte Observer 1978 | The Mid-Atlantic Gateway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The cast changes, heroes and villains arrive and depart, the belts, symbolic of myriad championships, change hands and the sport itself is given the back of the sports establishment’s hand.
But televised professional wrestling endures; no, it prospers.
“Because television is seasonal, there are not commercials in all of the slots that are available,” says WBTV program director John Hutchinson.
www.midatlanticgateway.com /Almanac/tv_history/tv_1978_article.htm   (727 words)

  
 The Looney Tunes Television Specials
Prime-time television would seem to be the natural place for the sophisticated, adult humor of Warner Brothers' classic cartoons, as was exemplified by the success of the 1960-2 Bugs Bunny Show that aired on Tuesday evenings on ABC.
However, the beloved characters of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies had enduring adult appeal, and with the popularity of prime-time television variety specials in the mid-1970s, it must have seemed fitting to network programmers that the greatest "showmen" in animated cartoon history should return to prime-time television for their own special performances.
Consisting of entirely new animation, this rather stylish prime-time television special was deliberately cast in the successful mold of Jones' popular musical cartoons, "Baton Bunny" and "Long-Haired Hare", and combined the familiar showbiz rivalry between Bugs and Daffy Duck with Ogden Nash poetry.
looney.goldenagecartoons.com /tv/tvspecials   (3780 words)

  
 Broadcasting, Radio and Television - Related Items - MSN Encarta
Broadcasting, Radio and Television - Related Items - MSN Encarta
events in television and radio broadcasting – by year
number of radio and television stations in each state
encarta.msn.com /related_761566157_20.17.2/1978_Television_And_Radio_Broadcasting.html   (38 words)

  
 Free Music: Adventure by Television - Rhapsody Online
A good release from a great band, the lean follow-up to Marquee Moon has been written out of the history books.
Too bad, because new groups are still trying to spin out jangle pop as sublime as "Days," balance brainy punk with brawny boogie as in "Foxhole," or show off a debt to V.U. the way Television does in "Careful" and "Carried Away."
Those scandalized by Marquee Moon's wimpoid tendencies are gonna try to read this one out of the movement.
play.rhapsody.com /television/104540_adventure/foxhole   (235 words)

  
 Gibson Group
Since then, the company has made programmes spanning a range of genres, including primetime drama, children's drama, comedy, documentary, arts magazine and information programmes.
Producing between eighty and one-hundred hours of television each year, The Gibson Group is considered one of the most prestigious and prolific production companies in New Zealand with a reputation for professionalism and creative excellence.
The Gibson Group was among the first to produce high-end children's drama in New Zealand.
www.gibson.co.nz /television   (172 words)

  
 Vintage THE INCREDIBLE HULK Original Photo 1978 (Music-Movie-TV-Celebrity ) at Ocean Park Antiques
This photo was released to promote the 1978-1982 television series "THE INCREDIBLE HULK", by the CBS Television publicity department.
All the photographs that I will be putting up for sale are original prints made by the studios in the golden age of Hollywood.
Please email me if you have any questions and I will do my best to get an answer for you as soon as I can.
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 Battlestar Galactica (1978) TV Show - Battlestar Galactica (1978) Television Show - TV.com
Battlestar Galactica (1978) TV Show - Battlestar Galactica (1978) Television Show - TV.com
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 Television Discography
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New York rockers Television were the archetypal post-punk nihilists.
The band threw away traditional rock structures and reinvented a raw, energetic brand of improvisational garage rock that would go on to influence guitar bands such as Talking Heads, Echo & The Bunnymen and U2.
www.tiscali.co.uk /music/biography/television_discography.html   (218 words)

  
 Digg - 1978 Original HALLOWEEN movie trailer
Trailer for the original 1978 John Carpenter classic "Halloween".
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